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Captive Pride: Two Wild Hearts Torn Between Loyalty And Desire
“this story could be happening now, all it takes is for a good writer to tell it! all of us long for something, mainly, the good old days and then we discover the best days are the ones we are living now. this was a great read, as are most of her books. thank you.” –Clara Green, Verified Purchase, Amazon
From New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Bobbi Smith comes the power struggle between a young woman kidnapped by a man she can’t resist and their adventure journey together in a time of war.
When Cecelia Demorest discovers arrogant Lord Noah Kincade will be a guest in her father’s home, she promises him her charms as a way to double-cross him and diverting his black market weapons to her side of the Colonial cause.
When his soft lips caress her throat, she throbs with desire. When his muscular form presses hard against her, she is awash with feelings she cannot deny. Before she surrenders to ecstasy, she vows to find a way to stick to her plan.
Noah Kincade gazes at Cecelia Demorest with ardent lust. The gun runner and womanizer can’t wait to get her alone and is on the verge of taking her right then and there but he mustn’t, not in her father’s house. Cecelia heats his blood beyond boiling until he discovers she bears a torch for the patriot cause and he realizes. She’s out to sabotage me. Clever girl.
Kincade will have his revenge. I will have my arms deal and the girl as well.
Cecelia will face her adversary in war and love when he kidnaps her, the greatest challenges either one has ever faced before. Who will win?
This edition contains a bonus excerpt from DESERT HEART by Bobbi Smith.
3.59 average rating all editions, 44 ratings, 6 reviews, added by 156 people, 58 to-reads, 93% of people like it–Goodreads
3.3 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews)—Amazon
Bobbi Smith is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author with more than 6 million books in print. She has been awarded the prestigious Romantic Times Storyteller of the Year Award and two Career Achievement Awards. Since she sold her first book, Rapture’s Rage, in 1982 she has published more than 38 books and contributed to six collections of short stories. When she’s not on deadline, Bobbi teaches writing at The Write Stuff at the University of Missouri, St. Louis, and is a frequent guest speaker for writer’s groups. Her western historical romances appeal to readers of C. J. Petit, Shirleen Davies, and Judith E. French. Bobbi Smith is the mother of two sons and lives in St. Charles, Missouri, with her husband and three dogs.
492 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 27, 2018
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About the author
Bobbi Smith
71 books514 followersAfter working as a department manager for Famous-Barr, and briefly as a clerk at a bookstore, Bobbi Smith gave up on career security and began writing. She sold her first book to Zebra in 1982. Since then, Bobbi has written over 40 books and several short stories. To date, there are more than five million of her novels in print. She has been awarded the prestigious Romantic Times Storyteller of the Year Award and two Career Achievement Awards. Her books have appeared on numerous bestseller lists. When she's not working on her novels, she is frequently a guest speaker for writer's groups. Bobbi is mother of two sons and resides in St. Charles, Missouri with her husband and three dogs.
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June 13, 2012
Wow this was a long book. Frequently throughout the book I kept thinking to myself how it could have been shorter. But after getting to the end I can't think of what should have been taken out to make it shorter. I think it was all necessary to see Noah's gradual change.
It did start getting a little annoying how things just kept on going wrong for CC and Noah. Every time they made a little progress something would happen and they would get mad at each other and start throwing insults. It was getting hard to read after a while. Also, I think Noah was a bit creepy in the beginning. I didn't understand why CC liked him. He was mean and forceful with her. He even hurt her when he would gripped her wrist at one point she thought her wrist was going to snap. How did she find that attractive? He would accuse her of all these terrible things all while he was forcing himself on her and she liked it. I just didn't get it. I didn't understand how she wasn't creeped out by him. She said numerous times in the beginning she didn't like him or she hated him, but it was her body that would respond to him. I just don't understand that. If you don't like someone, I don't understand how you would be excited by their forceful touch.
With all that being said, Noah grew on me. I loved who he became at the end, that realized how strong his love for CC was.
I LOVED Matthew and Faith. I was really intrigued by their little love story, it was a nice addition to the book.
It did start getting a little annoying how things just kept on going wrong for CC and Noah. Every time they made a little progress something would happen and they would get mad at each other and start throwing insults. It was getting hard to read after a while. Also, I think Noah was a bit creepy in the beginning. I didn't understand why CC liked him. He was mean and forceful with her. He even hurt her when he would gripped her wrist at one point she thought her wrist was going to snap. How did she find that attractive? He would accuse her of all these terrible things all while he was forcing himself on her and she liked it. I just didn't get it. I didn't understand how she wasn't creeped out by him. She said numerous times in the beginning she didn't like him or she hated him, but it was her body that would respond to him. I just don't understand that. If you don't like someone, I don't understand how you would be excited by their forceful touch.
With all that being said, Noah grew on me. I loved who he became at the end, that realized how strong his love for CC was.
I LOVED Matthew and Faith. I was really intrigued by their little love story, it was a nice addition to the book.
September 30, 2025
⭐️ (I wouldn’t recommend this)
✨Enemies To Lovers
✨American Revolution
✨Feisty Rebel Maiden
✨Englishman MMC
✨Spicy 🌶️
✨Bickering Nonstop
American Revolutionary romance! Sound amazing right? I was hoping to channel some of that Outlander season 7 energy - with war between England and Colonials. I love the idea of this time period for a romance between enemies to lovers. ✨
BUT!! OKAY LIKE WHAT?? 100 pages in- The scene where MMC Noah is wrestling/arguing with this “young lad” and this boy’s costume rips open to reveal bouncing breast - of the woman FMC he’d been verbally arguing (MMC seems argumentative towards everyone!) with earlier on that day - a woman he JUST MET BTW - and him lustfully stopping the physical fight to reach out and caress said bouncing breast and force a kiss is WILD. Not even questioning why the boy he was wrestling with is a girl.. 🤔 And right before this moment of physical fighting - the MMC had to stop mid thrusting into the bar whore when interrupted by his colleague to tell him its time for the rebel meeting just sheer moments before seeing FMC CeCe’s bust explode out of her boyish outfit. Wild plot. Like INSTALUST ?? MAN WHORE?? But in the most wild way. Then to get even more wilder - MMC is groping FMC - that he just met right? Without questing why she is dressed up like a boy - he’s just getting handsy on her body - like a dog seeing a SQUIRREL 🐿️ - so distracted by breast - touching her without permission - and she’s fighting it - and she hates him - but yet someone touching her breast arouses her so much that she starts dry humping him and they start messing around until she orgasms - and in shame after getting off…. She runs away crying..
💀
Never have I ever met a stranger and let him grab my naked flesh and then start f*cking me in the back room of a stable where a secret meeting is happening - waiting for my colleague to return. 😆
Insta F*cking and lusting is such a turnoff.
I want YEARNING. 🙄 Not a douche grumpy MMC humping every woman around and then R A P I N G the FMC in between taking bar whores.
This plot is wild. Ridiculous.
But I really - really - really - wanted that American revolutionary plot. And I’m a huge Bobbi Smith fan. 😩 This plot is just so ridiculous and I can’t root for a MMC who comes off as a pig nonstop in the story. The ICK here is real. No romance doesn’t feel like romance. It feels cheap and aggressive.
I also want to add that the plot feels very messy - a lot happening all at once - which is honestly normal for Bobbi Smith - but this one was too much - and with little love for any of the character.
This is the first Bobbi Smith book that I just can’t stand.
✨Enemies To Lovers
✨American Revolution
✨Feisty Rebel Maiden
✨Englishman MMC
✨Spicy 🌶️
✨Bickering Nonstop
American Revolutionary romance! Sound amazing right? I was hoping to channel some of that Outlander season 7 energy - with war between England and Colonials. I love the idea of this time period for a romance between enemies to lovers. ✨
BUT!! OKAY LIKE WHAT?? 100 pages in- The scene where MMC Noah is wrestling/arguing with this “young lad” and this boy’s costume rips open to reveal bouncing breast - of the woman FMC he’d been verbally arguing (MMC seems argumentative towards everyone!) with earlier on that day - a woman he JUST MET BTW - and him lustfully stopping the physical fight to reach out and caress said bouncing breast and force a kiss is WILD. Not even questioning why the boy he was wrestling with is a girl.. 🤔 And right before this moment of physical fighting - the MMC had to stop mid thrusting into the bar whore when interrupted by his colleague to tell him its time for the rebel meeting just sheer moments before seeing FMC CeCe’s bust explode out of her boyish outfit. Wild plot. Like INSTALUST ?? MAN WHORE?? But in the most wild way. Then to get even more wilder - MMC is groping FMC - that he just met right? Without questing why she is dressed up like a boy - he’s just getting handsy on her body - like a dog seeing a SQUIRREL 🐿️ - so distracted by breast - touching her without permission - and she’s fighting it - and she hates him - but yet someone touching her breast arouses her so much that she starts dry humping him and they start messing around until she orgasms - and in shame after getting off…. She runs away crying..
💀
Never have I ever met a stranger and let him grab my naked flesh and then start f*cking me in the back room of a stable where a secret meeting is happening - waiting for my colleague to return. 😆
Insta F*cking and lusting is such a turnoff.
I want YEARNING. 🙄 Not a douche grumpy MMC humping every woman around and then R A P I N G the FMC in between taking bar whores.
This plot is wild. Ridiculous.
But I really - really - really - wanted that American revolutionary plot. And I’m a huge Bobbi Smith fan. 😩 This plot is just so ridiculous and I can’t root for a MMC who comes off as a pig nonstop in the story. The ICK here is real. No romance doesn’t feel like romance. It feels cheap and aggressive.
I also want to add that the plot feels very messy - a lot happening all at once - which is honestly normal for Bobbi Smith - but this one was too much - and with little love for any of the character.
This is the first Bobbi Smith book that I just can’t stand.
January 1, 2019
Repetition killed this one!
The plot is good. The characters well described and developed. But the repetition of why or what was happening was to the point of droll!
I found myself skimming as the repeated description of the characters' motives was such overkill it ruined the story. I think about a-third of the book could have easily been edited out.
I also felt the story ended oddly. A big work out to nothing!
No recommendation. Not one of Smith's best efforts by far.
The plot is good. The characters well described and developed. But the repetition of why or what was happening was to the point of droll!
I found myself skimming as the repeated description of the characters' motives was such overkill it ruined the story. I think about a-third of the book could have easily been edited out.
I also felt the story ended oddly. A big work out to nothing!
No recommendation. Not one of Smith's best efforts by far.
February 16, 2012
Very catching beginning, very promising, but then it started losing my interest for some reason. I couldn't seem to stay concentrated on the book and as a result it took me forever to finish it. Maybe it's where it was so long (503 pgs), I don't know. Aside from that it was an okay book. Good storyline, and good characters.
March 30, 2016
I liked it very much,.....totaly different from other books,....
Sail away with him,....a,..a,...no they dont'nt sail!
They are rebellious and aristocratic! I liked the brother Matthew, he is so sweet!
CC and Noah are great!
I didn't like the end, it was a mess, to long, and not a good end.
But could it be? ,........
Sail away with him,....a,..a,...no they dont'nt sail!
They are rebellious and aristocratic! I liked the brother Matthew, he is so sweet!
CC and Noah are great!
I didn't like the end, it was a mess, to long, and not a good end.
But could it be? ,........
February 14, 2016
I liked the story, but it dragged on, and some of of it was really cheesy.
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